Insect screen for beds



July 14, 1925. 1,546,020

L. C. NESBITT INSECT SCREEN FOR BEDS 1 Filed April 25, 1924 Fig 7- L. 6: A a) bid.

Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED? STATES LILLIAN o. NESBIT'T; or LAs canoes. NEW MEXICO.

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Application fi1ed.Apri1 25,1924. Serial No. 708,947. 1

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, LILLIAN C. Nnsnrrr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Las Cruces, in the count-y of Dona Ana and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect Screens for Beds, of which the following is a specification.

Myin'vention relates to a screen especially designed to afford a protection against insects of all kinds, particularly' flies and mosquitoes.

()ne object of the invention is to provide a protector of this kind for beds or cots, and another object is to construct the protector in such a manner that it may be folded to take up very little space, thus making it suitable for tourists or camping parties. V

The protector consists of a stand preferably made from wire having side frames hinged to the back frame thereof. This stand is intended to be placed over the top of a bed or cot and secured thereon. A hood of mosquito netting fits over the stand and terminates in a wide skirt at its bottom edge which may be tucked under the bed clothes.

In the accompanying drawings, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the protector as erected over the head of a bed or cot:

igure 2 is a fragmentary section along l me 2-2 of Figure l, and

Figure shows the stand 111 folded posi tion.

in the drawing, reference numeral 10 represents a bed having side rails 11. Upon these side rails is erected an upright frame or stand 12. This stand comprises a back frame 13 preferably made of wire. This frai'nc is of rectangular outline and to the same is hinged a triangular side frame 14 on each side thereof. Each side frame is also preferably made of a piece of wire, the ends of which are looped, as at 15, to encircle the uprights 16 of the back frame 13, one at the top and one at the bottom thereof. The bottom rod 17 of each triangular side frame runs at right angles to the upright 16, while the upper rod 24 thereof slopes downwardly from the hinge 15 to the blunt point 18 of the frame. The length of each side frame is preferably such that it may be folded down between the uprights 16 of the back frame 13, as best seen in Figure 3.

Upon the bottom jrods 17 of the side.

frames are hooks 19 near the endsthereof, which hooks are adapted to engage under the side rails 11 of the bed, as indicated in Figure 1. A strap 20 is adapted to connect the two forward ends 18 of the side frames and this'strap is provided with a buckle 21 or other securing device.

When erected asfindieated in Figure 1, the back frame 13 is setup at the rear of the bed so that the stand slopes forwardly as clearly shown.

Over the stand is fitted a hood or canopy 22 made of mosquito netting or similar fabric. This hood is stretched over the back and side frames and covers the top formed between the upper rods 24 of the side frames. The hood terminates at its bottom in a skirt 23 which preferably extends around all sides thereof and this skirt is intended to be tucked under the bed clothes.

During transportation the frame is folded as seen in Figure 3, and the hood preferably detached therefrom. The forward part of the hood fits loosely over the stand so that it may be pushed up completely or partly along the upper rods 24: of the side frames. 1

In order to erect the protector on a bed, the back frame 13 is first placed across the bed in upright position and the side frames swung in so that the hooks may engage under the rails 11 of the bed. As soon as the back and side frames are in position the strap 20 is drawn under the bedding and its ends secured together by means of the clasp or buckle 21. Lastly, the hood is thrown over the stand and the protector is ready for use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A protecting screen for beds comprising an upright back frame, substantially triangular side frames pivotally connected with the back frame and movable laterally to folded position against the back frame, a canopy fitted over said frames, an adjustable connection between the reduced ends of the side frames, and means for supporting said frames in position on a bed.

2. A protecting screen for beds comprising an upright back frame, substantially triangular side frames pivotally connected with the back frame and movable laterally to folded position against the back frame, a canopy fitted over said frames,and means depending from the side frames for engagement=with the side rails of the-bed.

3. A protecting screen for beds compris:

ing an upright back frame, substantially triangular side frames pivotally connected with the back frame and adapted to be swung inwardly to folded position against the back frame, a canopy fitted over said frames, and hooks depending from the side frames for engagement with the' side rails of'a bed. i

4. A protecting screen for beds comprising' an upright back frame, substantially triangular side frames pivotally connected with the back frame and adapted to be swung inwardly to folded position against the back frame, a canopy fitted over said frames, an adjustable strap connecting the reduced ends of the side frames and'adapting. a hollow substantially rectangular up right back frame, hollow, substantially tri- 'aiigulanside frames having terminal eyes fitting around the uprights of the back frame and pivotally connected therewith, the free ends'of the side" frames beingblunt, an adjustable strap connecting the side frames at the blunt=ends thereof, a canopy fitted over the side frames, and ho'oksdepending from the lower edge'of the side framesfor engagement with the side rails of a bed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature; LILLIAN C. NESBITT; [L.S.]' 

